A joint decision by the Minister of Interior, the Minister of Agriculture, Maritime Fisheries, Rural Development, Water and Forests, and the Delegate Minister to the Minister of Economy and Finance in charge of the budget, published in the official gazette (No. 7444), maintained the current selling price of subsidized flour to the public when consumers purchase flour in installments (less than 50 kilograms) during the 2025-2026 marketing season.

The decision, numbered 2002.25 and concerning “the conditions for purchasing soft wheat intended for making subsidized flour as well as the conditions for manufacturing, packaging, and offering the mentioned flour for sale for the 2025-2026 marketing season,” states that “there is no change in the retail selling price for consumers buying flour in installments (less than 50 kilograms).” The cost price of national subsidized flour was set at 325.375 MAD per quintal, and the special subsidized flour at 342.432 MAD per quintal.

Regarding the maximum prices for selling subsidized flour, the decision capped the price of the national manufactured, packaged, and delivered flour at the mill at 182 MAD per quintal, and at wholesalers at 188 MAD per quintal; the retail price ceiling was set at 200 MAD per quintal.

Subsidized flour destined for the southern provinces is subject to special conditions, with the price of unpackaged flour delivered at the mill set at 87 MAD per quintal, and the retail price at 100 MAD per quintal.

The decision also states that the compensation amount is determined based on the difference between the cost price of subsidized flour and the price of manufactured flour delivered at the mill according to the flour’s destination, relying on 143.375 MAD per quintal if the destination is outside the southern provinces, and 238.375 MAD per quintal if directed to these provinces.

The decision stipulates “applying a unified selling price for subsidized flour to the public throughout the national territory,” by “the state bearing the transportation costs of subsidized flour.”

In this regard, “the National Professional Office of Cereals and Legumes is responsible for paying the transportation costs of subsidized flour from industrial mills to the benefiting centers. In this case, the office recovers a lump sum of 0.50 MAD per quintal from the industrial mills for local transportation expenses, except for subsidized flour destined for the southern provinces.”

Also, the state will bear “handling and delivery expenses of subsidized flour destined for the southern provinces. The National Professional Office of Cereals and Legumes is responsible for paying handling expenses and delivery from its warehouses to the benefiting centers.”

Regarding the manufacturing conditions of subsidized flour, the decision sets the extraction rate at 81% for national subsidized flour and 74% for special subsidized flour.

The decision clarifies that the elements included in the cost calculation of subsidized flour include initial expenses, represented by 2 MAD per quintal of flour.

It also covers the milling margin set at 31.25 MAD per quintal of flour for national flour and 31.61 MAD per quintal for special flour.

The typical price for bran was set at 150 MAD per quintal.

The decision also addresses packaging conditions, requiring that subsidized flour be packed in 50-kilogram net bags, with the cost borne by industrial mills except for subsidized flour destined for the southern provinces.

“In compliance with applicable legislative and regulatory provisions related to labeling, these bags must bear a clear green stripe 10 centimeters wide on both faces, placed in the middle of the faces.” Also, “the bag of national subsidized flour not destined for the southern provinces must clearly display the retail selling price on both faces.”

The decision mandates placing “special mill stamps on subsidized flour bags, which must bear a serial number printed directly on them or on attached identification cards. These serial numbers must also be recorded on accompanying delivery receipts.”